Simona Halep has said that she is full of confidence following her victory over Yanina Wickmayer at the Australian Open.
The Romanian confirmed safe passage into her second consecutive quarter-final at the tournament by defeating Wickmayer 6-2 6-4 at Melbourne Park.
"A lot of confidence I have now because I didn't lose a set," Halep told reporters after the win.
"I had good matches here in first week, so I'm really happy that I'm in second week now like last year. Here I started to play my best tennis in Grand Slams. So means a lot for me.
"I really have more confidence now to play the quarter-finals."
Third seed Halep will now face Ekaterina Makarova for a place in the semi-final stage.
